The Central Anatolia Region ( tr, İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a

geographical region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

of Turkey. The largest city in the region is

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, mak ...

. Other big cities are Konya,

Kayseri Kayseri (; el, Καισάρεια) is a large Industrialisation, industrialised List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is comp ...

, Eskişehir, Sivas, and Aksaray. Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered by the

Aegean Region The Aegean Region () is one of the 7 Geographical regions of Turkey, geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya. Located in w ...

to the west, the

Black Sea region The Black Sea Region ( tr, Karadeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop. It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the ...

to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the east, and the Mediterranean Region to the south. It also shares a very slight border with the Marmara Region in

Bilecik Province Bilecik Province ( tr, ) is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the west, Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north, Bolu to the east, Eskişehir to the southeast and Kütahya to the south, spanning an area of 4,307 km2. The populat ...

Cities

Cities located in Central Anatolia: YDA-Center-03

Maulana Jelaledin Muhammad Rumi in konya

Mount Erciyes (Argaeus), Turkey (31870998063)

Subdivisions

* Konya Section ( tr, Konya Bölümü) ** Obruk Plateau ( tr, Obruk Platosu) ** Konya - Ereğli Vicinity ( tr, Konya - Ereğli Çevresi) * Upper Sakarya Section ( tr, Yukarı Sakarya Bölümü) ** Ankara Area ( tr, Ankara Yöresi) ** Porsuk Gully ( tr, Porsuk Oluğu) ** Sündiken Mountain Chain Area ( tr, Sündiken Dağları Yöresi) ** Upper Sakarya Gully ( tr, Yukarı Sakarya Yöresi) * Middle Kızılırmak Section ( tr, Orta Kızılırmak Bölümü) * Upper Kızılırmak Section ( tr, Yukarı Kızılırmak Bölümü)

Ecoregions

Terrestrial

Palearctic

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

regions include:

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub is a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The biome is generally characterized by dry summers and rainy winters, although in some areas rainfall may be uniform. Summers are typically hot in ...

include: * Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests * Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests

Provinces

Provinces that are entirely in the Central Anatolia Region: * Aksaray * Kırıkkale *

Kırşehir Kırşehir, formerly Mocissus ( grc, Μωκισσός) and Justinianopolis (Ἰουστινιανούπολις), is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the distri ...

* Nevşehir *

Niğde Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people. The city is small with plenty ...

Provinces that are mostly in the Central Anatolia Region: *

* Çankırı * Eskişehir * Karaman *

* Konya * Sivas * Yozgat Provinces that are partially in the Central Anatolia Region: * Afyonkarahisar *

Bilecik Bilecik is the provincial capital of Turkey's Bilecik Province which is located in northwestern Anatolia. As of 2015 urban population of the city is 64,531. The mayor is Semih Şahin ( CHP). The town is famous for its numerous restored Turki ...

* Çorum * Erzincan

Climate

Central Anatolia has a semi-arid

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...

with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. Most of the region usually has low precipitation throughout the year.

References

External links

* Regions of Turkey {{CAnatolia-geo-stub